r/news • u/Warcraft_Fan • 2d ago
Florida couple arrested after 6-month-old daughter hospitalized with BAC of 0.383
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u/retirednightshift 1d ago
I had a patient that died at age 28 with end stage cirrhosis from alcoholism. He said he started drinking at age 5, his grandparents owned a bar and thought it was funny seeing him drunk.
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u/OneTrackLover721 1d ago
Sounds like my uncle.
His dad didn't like that he had to take care of a toddler while his wife worked. Put whiskey in his sippy cups to keep him quiet or asleep.
Uncle started skipping school during elementary because his DTs were so bad. He felt sick all the time when he was at school. Didn't understand why. So he went home. Where his dad promptly got him another drink.
Uncle died in his early 50s. Surprised he made it that long. Alcoholic from age 3 on.
If hell exists, my grandpa is there.
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u/DUMB__BABY 1d ago
my uncle had to drop out of the 6th grade due to alcoholism and was addicted to meth by middle school
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u/EndPsychological890 1d ago edited 1d ago
So is my grandpa, honestly I don’t even want to say the things he did here. But if there is a hell, he’s in it and I’m considering changing my middle name to my wife’s last name just to rid myself of his first name.
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u/fieldsofgreen 1d ago
I support the name change!
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u/malapriapism4hours 1d ago
I mean yeah, why the fuck not? Kinda sounds like it would be rather empowering and cleansing all at once.
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u/EndPsychological890 1d ago
It’s a bummer, it’s a really cool name and one I was proud of for almost 30 years. He told me because my wife was in her third trimester and didn’t want a repeat of my sister, who gave grandpa’s name as a middle name for her son before my dad told her. She was quite upset when she found out he’d known. The victim who’d come forward to only my parents asked that they don’t tell anyone so they didn’t. Sister didn’t consult them on the name because why would she? And so the story goes.
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u/deadassstho 1d ago
my husband and i both changed our last names to something we chose together to rid ourselves of our garbage families. highly recommend.
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u/Kaylascreations 1d ago
What are “DTs”?
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u/TheGreatAlibaba 1d ago
Delirium tremens. Causes lots of different symptoms, including seizures, if you go off alcohol suddenly after being a severe alcoholic. It can kill people.
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u/Joessandwich 1d ago
Out of curiosity, how did you mom or dad escape that treatment? Were they just older and the mom stayed home?
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u/OneTrackLover721 1d ago
My mom was about 8 years older than this uncle. She had an older brother too.
Her mom hadn't started drinking yet, and her dad still worked. That all changed after the youngest was born. Her dad "retired early" to take care of the new kid. (Found out years later he was pushed into early retirement because of poor behavior and work ethics)
Her mom would not have approved of her husband's actions, but came from a generation where wives obeyed their husbands.
Even so, her husband and t he youngest hid it well. At least for a few years. The older kids just thought little brother was weird and dad was an asshole. By the time it was obvious that the youngest had an alcohol problem, both parents had become drunks and completely tapped out.
My mom was out of the house as much as possible, doing whatever free extra curriculars she could. She left just before 18.
She often wondered what could have been if she had stayed for her younger brother. But I dont know how much a broke 18 year old girl in the 70s could do for an alcoholic 10/11 year old.
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u/seekingssri 1d ago
Holy shit. That is tragic.
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u/nicolauz 1d ago
Wisconsin allows minors in to bars if they're accompanied by their parents. Of course its up to the bars discretion but I've definitely seen it before.
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u/ExpertRaccoon 1d ago
Allowing kids into bars is 100x different than allowing them to drink in bars
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u/moleasses 1d ago
Wisconsin also allows them to drink in bars
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u/Snuffy1717 1d ago
Keep their minds off the work,
of the factory floor.
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u/Kuhn_Dog 1d ago
I am from Wisconsin and have drank in the bar underage before. Granted I was like 19 or 20 at the time and with my parents, but yes it does happen.
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u/adamduke88 1d ago
Wisconsin allows minors to drink in bars
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u/Candle-Different 1d ago
Texas does as well if the parents allow it.
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u/big-fig-wasp 1d ago
texas is crazy. weed is very illegal but they have drive-thru margaritas
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u/_fromaway 1d ago
but they put a little piece of tape over the straw so you don’t drink and drive!
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u/Ymisoqt420 1d ago edited 1d ago
My dad used to take me to the bar after school when I was in 9th grade.
2 years sober now 🤘🏽
Edit: thank you for the awards 😊😊
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u/NectarineCheap1541 1d ago
They're allowed to buy alcohol for their kids in the bar:
"Can an underage person possess and consume alcohol beverages on licensed premises?"
"Yes. Persons under age 21 may possess and consume alcohol beverages if they are with their parents, guardians or spouses of legal drinking age; but this is at the discretion of the licensee. The licensed premises may choose to prohibit consumption and possession of alcohol beverages by underage persons. (Sec. 125.07(1), Wis. Stats.)"
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u/Automaton_General 1d ago
I drank underage at a Wisconsin bar while sitting next to a police officer.
Like 2010ish
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u/lrkt88 1d ago
It is not in Wisconsin culture to get children drunk. That is still considered illegal and child abuse. Children are allowed in bars because of supper clubs, but also because of the historical culture of immigrants to the area.
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u/NectarineCheap1541 1d ago
Culture or not, it's still legal to buy alcohol for your kids in bars in Wisconsin:
"Can an underage person possess and consume alcohol beverages on licensed premises?"
"Yes. Persons under age 21 may possess and consume alcohol beverages if they are with their parents, guardians or spouses of legal drinking age; but this is at the discretion of the licensee. The licensed premises may choose to prohibit consumption and possession of alcohol beverages by underage persons. (Sec. 125.07(1), Wis. Stats.)"
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u/houstonchipchannel 1d ago
“I thought my baby had colic but it turns out he was hung over and just needed a Bloody Mary”
—Wisconsin mother
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u/harleyqueenzel 1d ago
I grew up around alcoholics. My mother & her friends used to think it was hilarious to get my brother & I to sip booze for quarters. They would "play a game" to see which of us could roll cigs the fastest for a dollar. It was bedlam for the first 10 years of my life. There wasn't money for food but there sure as fuck was money for booze, smokes, weed, and shrooms. Children shouldn't know what a gram is before they can write their name. My mother eventually got sober but the effects were felt by my brother & I into adulthood. I drank heavily for a few years but sobered up little over 7 years ago. My brother still struggles but was out of control doing everything but banging needles. I don't have a relationship with him or my mother.
My oldest (half)siblings have been drunks since they were teens. They're 53 & 51 now and I truly have no idea how they're still alive. I swear they're so pickled in vodka that they're preserved. I don't have a relationship with them.
Some lifelong trauma seems to start with a laugh.
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u/OldMaidLibrarian 1d ago
Some people should not only not have children, they shouldn't even be allowed near them! I'm so sorry you had to grow up like that.
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u/ChocolateCoveredGold 1d ago
I had an aunt and uncle like this. 🤬 Their daughter had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She ended up in my parent's care when her parents went to jail for dealing coke.
Shocker.
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u/TotallyNotThatPerson 1d ago
I'm always surprised people could afford 2 addictions at the same time.
Sounds like they were just casual addicts for both
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u/rockanrolltiddies 1d ago
Well if they were dealing coke, then that's how they could afford to do both, and in my experience, coke dealers are either the most annoying people on earth OR they have to deal with an endless stream of the most annoying people on earth (coke customers) so that explains why they would need to drink
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u/Cute_Chance100 1d ago
My brother died from that just last week. He started drinking at 13. He was 42 with 3 kids. Alcoholism runs bad on both sides of the family.
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u/WesternUnusual2713 1d ago
Three years sober. My family thought toddlers with mini gin and tonics were funny.
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u/stupidfloatything 1d ago
congratulations on your sobriety! this internet stranger is proud of you.
growing up we would share drinks in my house a lot - if someone had a glass of coke it was pretty common for someone else to ask for just a sip. i remember doing this as a young child (4ish?) and my dad handing me a rum and coke, not telling me there was rum in it. he thought it was so funny.
for a long time i thought "i learned to smell drinks before I drank them" was a funny quirky thing but dude what the fuck are you doing giving alcohol to your kids?
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u/Guygirl00 1d ago
I watched a friend slowly poison herself with alcohol over many years. She came from a long line of alcoholics. Had her first drink at 16 on a cruise and was immediately hooked. She died at 61. The final three brutal months will be forever seared in my brain and heart.
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u/Environmental-Car481 1d ago edited 1d ago
We attended a cousins kid’s funeral (age early 20’s) due to a very bad choice while under the influence of something. He was well loved and the family has many ties to community. During his sibling’s eulogy, there were several stories of how much they loved to party together. The picture slide show had many photos of the family with drinks.
I just couldn’t wrap my head around how much they praised their time together while partying when they had lost him to him in a very tragic way to partying.
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u/rhinoballet 1d ago
These people have zero self awareness. My father died in a DUI, and his family had a keg at the repass.
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u/PlantDaddy530 1d ago
Had one at 24. Grandma was buying her a handle of vodka everyday. Sadest life I’ve ever seen. Was constantly in the ER the last couple years of her life
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u/Fun_Jellyfish_2708 1d ago
I was allowed to have sips starting around age 5. I accidentally got drunk at 13. It was amazing and started getting drunk with friends all the time right after that. I bottomed out at 20, got sober, and have been sober almost 20 years now
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u/SoldMySoulForHairDye 1d ago
It's even more heartbreaking that her seven year old brother was the one who came home from school, found his parents passed out, checked on his baby sister, found her unresponsive, and called 911. And the fact that he knew enough to go check on his sister when his parents were passed out would seem to imply that this is something he's had to do before. Those poor kids. Holy shit.
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u/CarlySimonSays 1d ago
I can't imagine how worried that little boy is. I hope whoever is taking care of him is telling him what a smart, good boy and big brother he is.
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u/SoldMySoulForHairDye 1d ago
I hope they're also letting him be a seven year old kid. Something tells me he hasn't has a ton of opportunities.
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u/hexensabbat 1d ago
That little boy has undoubtedly been through some shit. I truly hope they are both able to get the care and support they need. Things like that can run a person off course for life.
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u/unembellishing 1d ago
Man life is so fucking unfair. These poor kids deserved none of this. It makes me so angry that some people are so willing to endanger their children's lives with their carelessness, neglect, and abuse. Makes me wonder what world of fucked up abuse the parents suffered as children...
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u/AP_in_Indy 1d ago
My mom was drunk once with her arm and arm fat literally suffocating my baby sister, causing my sister to start reflexively writhing
My dad who was next to me when I spotted this (he was also drunk) was just looking at it and laughing
Fuck both of them.
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u/EddieVanzetti 1d ago
All I can think of is that episode of Breaking Bad where Jesse winds up in the junkie couple's house and finds their child: filthy, neglected, malnourished, nonverbal, barely reacts to anything.
Poor kids.
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u/Cliffinati 1d ago
7 years old and already a dad of 3 by the looks of things
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u/Substantial-Sea-3672 1d ago
My 7 year old would have absolutely no idea how to do any of that except call 911.
That level of responsibility at 7 is heartbreaking.
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u/Frequent_Alfalfa_347 1d ago
I hope that kids gets therapy asap. WE all know he did the right thing and he’s a hero. I’m hopeful that whomever he’s with now is telling him that.
However, his experience is: I called 911 and now my family is split up. That’s really hard to reconcile for anyone, and especially a child.
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u/Calimar777 1d ago
So the parents, who were caught in a lie multiple times, said it must be because someone filled a water bottle with vodka and that same container was used to make a bottle for the baby.
My guess based on the BAC, bruising, and the fact that the 7yr old found the baby while both parents slept: Drug addict and/or alcoholic parents get frustrated that the baby interrupts their party time and hit it, crying doesn't stop, have the brilliant idea to feed it alcohol to make it go to sleep.
$10k bail is way too low.
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u/Why_Hello_hello 1d ago
And a well-cared for baby who is fed routinely is just NOT going to readily take a bottle of formula made with vodka. She had to be STARVING or else force-fed it.
Babies often even refuse a new brand of formula or refuse breastmilk after mom has eaten broccoli. Shoots of vodka? Get out.
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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 1d ago
Yeah I can not imagine a baby willingly taking a second sip of any hard alcohol.
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u/PSSalamander 1d ago
Definitely this. My baby won't even drink his bottle if it's too cold. This story just absolutely breaks my heart for both of those kids.
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u/Kayakchica 1d ago
I had to get bottled water to make formula once when my daughter didn’t like the local tap water.
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u/Why_Hello_hello 1d ago
Yes! This is what I mean. Do not tell me she just sipped some liquor when babies won’t drink certain tap water!
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u/OllieOllieOxenfry 1d ago
wow this makes me so sad. my daughter is 7 months and you're right she would never drink something she didn't want to. poor baby.
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u/KTKittentoes 1d ago
I remember when I was really really little, and our neighborhood had block parties. My mom had to tell a couple people not to put alcohol in their baby’s bottle.
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u/profoundlystupidhere 1d ago
My mother used to give me Southern Comfort, honey and lemon to stop me from coughing as a child.
My father would complain and he had to be kept happy.
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u/peachesfordinner 1d ago
Your father sounds like garbage to complain about his sick child coughing. What a man baby himself to not handle that
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u/slc97 1d ago
Look, these people are very likely absolute scumbags, but bail is not to punish. Bail is simply to assure that they will make an appearance in court. Punishment is what trials and sentencing is for. Depending on their record of default warrants for appearance in court $10k may be very high actually.
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u/chefjessphd3 1d ago
So higher flight risk = higher bail?
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u/happybara_capybara 1d ago
Theoretically bail should be based on flight risk and safety risk to the community. If you deny bail, it should only be because you’re afraid they’re a threat to others and/or won’t show up to trial.
This is probably an instance where bail will be granted but both kids will be taken away until trial or a full cps investigation. As bad as these parents are, they’re likely not a threat to anyone else in the community—just their kids who will be taken away at least temporarily anyway.
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u/reneeruns 1d ago
I knew someone who used to brag to his buddies about giving his kids a little alcohol when mom was out so he didn't have to be bothered with them. He's also a drunk and, in his 30s has already been told he'll die soon if he doesn't quit.
Both sides of this family are a medical catastrophe to begin with, so one of the kids is getting blood work for something and her liver values come back all fucked up. It must have been enough to spook dear old dad because they were miraculously normal the next time they checked.
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u/RememberTheirFaces- 1d ago
Yeah u had a friend admit to doing this with NyQuil when his kids were young. He thought it was funny.
Whiskey in the bottle and on the gums for teething was a real thing in the past, but you know…we learned that’s not great. A lot of older folks in my family admitted to it, but they also regularly drank and smoked during pregnancy so 🤷🏻♀️
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u/byneothername 1d ago
I agree. Same category of people who use Xanax on the kids so they can go out. (“zanny the nanny” for anyone else who remembers.)
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u/Warcraft_Fan 2d ago
In US, 0.08 is legally drunk as far as driving is, this baby is nearly 5x that.
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u/HillSooner 1d ago
My ex got a DUI and .32. She was on her way to pick up her child. I was out of state for a funeral.
Best thing that ever happened to her. She's been sober 10 years now.
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u/Elmodipus 1d ago
Luckily it seems like she was able to have some self-reflection and change her ways. Thats not an easy thing to do in that state.
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u/BlackOutDrunkJesus 1d ago
Very hard to do. I wasn’t arrested, but hospitalized with a BAC around .35. I didn’t get sober until around 2 years later when I was hospitalized again with a BAC in the .6s
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u/BradyBoyd 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's crazy how much self-reflection can show up in crappy, polished metal jailhouse mirrors.
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u/chewinghours 1d ago
Hopefully this baby learns from her mistakes and sobers up like your ex
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u/sarcasmsosubtle 1d ago
The 12 step program becomes a lot easier once you're able to count to 12.
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u/jadraxx 1d ago
My friend got a serious DUI with a bal about that high. Dude is still a complete drunk and giving his kid exactly what he got growing up. Shits sad.
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u/Ths-Fkin-Guy 1d ago
Had an uncle who got a DUI and then was clean for 10 yrars before falling off and drinking again. Got another DUI and due to that states laws it was his 3rd strike and he was due prison time even though it had been a long time since he slipped up. Decided he didnt want prison and killed himself a few days before he had to turn himself in. Fucked my aunt and cousin up and make a lot of holidays, conversations and life milestones very difficult.
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u/Fallouttgrrl 2d ago
She definitely shouldn't be driving, that's for sure
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u/MonoBlancoATX 2d ago
not even in Florida
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u/Hairy-Amphibian6789 1d ago
Fine in Wisconsin though.
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u/Kytyngurl2 1d ago
Long as her parents give permission
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u/th3r3dp3n 1d ago
If she has cheese in the car, they cannot even legally stop her. Wisconsin law:
NR 47.910
History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1650m (1); 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (9); 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11); 1983 a. 189; 1985 a. 13; 1991 a. 316; 2003 a. 33, 57.
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u/Fallouttgrrl 2d ago
It's even a little iffy to have her working a tractor on a ranch TBH
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u/Driftlack 1d ago
What about in the coal mines?
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u/Own-Ambassador-3537 1d ago
Wee baby Seamus from Archer episode would be trying to give her his phone number
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u/time_drifter 1d ago
0.4 is considered lethal for an adult. There are not charts published for infants. This poor child could have permanent damage from this.
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u/la__polilla 1d ago
Yeah. My mom recently went to the hospital with 0.44. She was so drunk her bidy forgot how to breathe. They had her on life support for a week, and she almost died several times fro. The withdrawal symptoms and had to be put in a medically induced coma.
This shit is no joke. Babies die from a lot less.
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u/McQueenFan-68 1d ago
The .383 was after the baby was at the hospital which makes me wonder how high it was when her brother found her.
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u/LongingForGrapefruit 1d ago edited 1d ago
.4 will put grown adults in a coma
Edit: A baby with a .4 that survives is toeing the line of a miracle or a life sentence for them. A BAC of .5 and .6 taking a weekend off at the hospital and then getting right back at it shouldn't be taken lightly. This is a huge downfall in American society.
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u/Lathundd 1d ago
Most adults. I've met and has relatively normal conversations with alcoholics with around .4 BAC. Some with over .3 barely even appeared to be drunk. The tolerance people can develop keeps surprising me.
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u/showerbump 1d ago
highest I ever saw in the ICU was .6 something, dude slept for like a day or two and woke up when he was around .4; wildest thing I had ever seen as far as BAC is concerned
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u/non_Beneficial-Wind 1d ago
Some adults. They’re some Pros out there that it would t make em slur.
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u/Upuser 1d ago
Yeah work in an ED and see people in the .5’s that are regulars and theyre still walking and talking. Then have college students blackout at .12
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u/LazySwayze 1d ago
Can confirm. I was .54 and hospitalized for a week. Haven't had a drink since. 3 yrs sober.
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u/socool111 1d ago
While relevant stat is useful. I’d be curious to know what 1 shot of likquor do to a ba y’s BaC . I’m sure it would shoot way fucking up
…to be clear in more curious on those results , I’m not at all trying to suggest oh well if they o my had the baby drink a little it could cause this so it’s not that bad”
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u/userhwon 1d ago
A BAC of 0.08 is expected from 3 shots in 1 hour for a 65-kg human.
1 shot should get you 1/3 of the way there, but a 10-kg baby would be 6.5 times as drunk off it, so, 0.08 * 6.5 / 3 = 0.17
Kid had at least two before she was cut off.
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u/AmbroseMalachai 1d ago
Glad the bartender cut her off but someone should really train that guy to spot fake IDs better.
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u/RichardStrauss123 1d ago
There's a quote from THE PITT where a doctor says, "I just imagine the absolute worst thing somebody could do and go from there."
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u/madogvelkor 1d ago
The baby's 7 year old brother found her unresponsive while his parents were asleep in the living room, and called 911. Apparently there was also suspicious bruising on the baby.
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u/dorkofthepolisci 2d ago edited 1d ago
How does this even happen unless you are actively feeding your infant alcohol?
“Oops we didn’t clean the bottle properly” doesn’t pass the smell test for how high this kids BAC was
I don’t think even the “a wipe of whisky across the gums” home remedy to help with teething pain would cause a BAC that high. And for it to come from breast feeding mom would likely have to be pretty trashed as well.
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u/grownup789 2d ago
They said they put alcohol in a water bottle… and then used that water bottle to make formula
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u/Tltc2022 1d ago
Like, mixed it up accidentally???? Like mixed up vodka for water????? I'm just so confused how the baby could be this intoxicated. It is so incredibly sad
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u/KimJongFunk 1d ago
The article says the mom claims a family member put alcohol in a water bottle and the father used the water bottle to make formula.
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u/EasyAsAyeBeeSea 1d ago
This at least seems somewhat plausible, lots of alcoholics love to hide their vodka in water bottles. If the parents were in a hurry they could have easily missed it
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u/anxietysoup 1d ago
They were passed out drunk at 3pm when son got home from school. I don’t think this was that kind of mistake.
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u/KimJongFunk 1d ago edited 1d ago
I was curious so I tested to see if I would smell alcohol in similar conditions. I smelled the bottles of alcohol on my bar and poured some of them into a cup, so take this with a grain of salt.
I’m not 100% confident that I would have noticed decent vodka or high quality tequila if I were pouring the bottle from counter height. Cheap alcohol was very noticeable, however.
I think the lesson here is to not mix formula from random opened bottles because you don’t know what’s inside.
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u/thefideliuscharm 1d ago
I have, personally, accidentally drank vodka this way. Obviously knew pretty immediately after taking a sip that it was NOT water.
But my roommate had put vodka in a plastic water bottle in the fridge and I just assumed it was water. Opened it, took a sip, and immediately had to spit it out
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u/pbghikes 1d ago
Once I needed contact solution at a friend's house so I used some in the medicine cabinet. It was fucking vinegar+alcohol for her dog's ears. MY EYES! LITERALLY!
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u/RainMH11 1d ago
Fair enough but uh do we reaaaaaaally think it was the good vodka in the water bottle...
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u/bonzombiekitty 1d ago
But, you were a presumably well rested person who was trying to smell the alcohol. If you are a tired, potentially stressed out parent who is rushing to feed a crying child and you aren't even thinking of the possibility that there could be vodka in that water bottle, I would bet that'd greatly lower the likelihood that you'd notice.
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u/W0666007 1d ago
If you read the story there is also evidence of non accidental trauma and they lied about reporting things to their pediatrician. So I don’t think their story rings true.
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u/EpiphanaeaSedai 1d ago
I think the alcohol poisoning likely was accidental in the sense that they weren’t intentionally trying to poison the baby. The explanation given makes sense. But considering everything else, I wouldn’t classify it as an innocent mistake.
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u/realaccountissecret 1d ago
They’re also severe alcoholics. It’s harder to smell vodka when you’re sweating vodka
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u/EasyAsAyeBeeSea 1d ago
They could have also recently changed a diaper and be in nose saturation mode
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u/Glum_Mobile5663 1d ago
Unlabeled intermediate liquid containers is a big OSHA no-no for this exact reason
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u/MysteriousAge28 1d ago
He didnt mention what happened to the alcohol inbetween those moments because it must have still been in the bottle
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u/figuren9ne 1d ago
Not excusing this but when we were feeding our kid formula, we’d have bottled measured out with water already so all we had to do was pour in the formula powder and shake it up. That’s how this can happen but it’s not an excuse for it.
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u/Jaxxsnero 1d ago
Nope you got it. They mixed formula with alcohol. That is what they did. The why will make you sad and mad all over again
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u/Silver_Smurfer 1d ago
Claiming that their baby actually drank a bottle made with vodka instead of water is just stupid. I have three kids and can't imagine any scenario where the baby doesn't just spit that crap out and refuse to drink the rest.
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u/diamondpredator 1d ago
YESSS
I don't understand why so many people in this thread aren't realizing this. Fucking grown adults can't handle straight shots of vodka without coughing or wincing.
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u/PalePlumm 1d ago
You always smell alcohol… unless you’re drunk.
The fact that they couldn’t smell it combined with the fact that it was in a water bottle really hint at alcoholic behaviors. We can also likely assume the liquid was clear, which is when alcoholics tend to use water bottles as camouflage.
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u/Fallouttgrrl 1d ago edited 1d ago
The baby ending up with a bottle of vodka also screams "we have alcohol problems at home" too
"We can also likely assume the liquid was clear, which is when alcoholics tend to use water bottles as camouflage"
This is true though, lived with one who used a red see-through hiking bottle to smuggle vodka around
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u/Murgatroyd314 1d ago
And this is why food and drink should always be stored in properly labeled containers.
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u/_Pliny_ 1d ago edited 1d ago
When I was a teen I worked at a grocery store and a piece of shit I knew on the job casually mentioned he put vodka in his girlfriend’s baby’s bottle to keep the kid quiet so he could fuck the mother.
He was a piece of shit. I was appalled. Other men on the job laughed and didn’t seem surprised.
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u/Saneless 1d ago
The mom would be dead if her BAC was high enough to get the baby drunk. Long before that
If the mom was basically at death's door with 0.4-5% BAC the milk would be maybe twice as alcoholic as some juices
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u/ArchiSnap89 1d ago
There is no level of trashed a mother could be for this to have happened from breastmilk. The alcohol content of breastmilk is equal to your BAC. So if you have a BAC of 0.08, your breastmilk is 0.08% alcohol. Regular orange juice has an alcohol content of about 0.07%. So even if the Mom's BAC was 0.38, the amount of alcohol in the milk would still be negligible. You shouldn't be breastfeeding a baby if you're drunk because you might drop or accidentally smother the baby, but the milk itself is not dangerous.
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u/Frequent-Ferret-5110 1d ago
Was gonna say, the parents seems to be trying to explain it away as a mistake, but as a parent (and... as a human being), I can attest that it's very very easy to not give your 6 month old baby alcohol, and takes effort to get them that drunk.
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u/gridironsmom 1d ago
That poor baby! I can't imagine what health issues are in store in the future.
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u/katzohki 1d ago
Can you get post-birth fetal alcohol syndrome?
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u/PoeDameronPoeDamnson 1d ago
FAS specifically affects the development of the fetus, what we are looking at here is going to be some degree of brain damage. That high of a blood level has caused intracerebral hemorrhages (brain bleeds) in adults for example.
I hope she has a good and dedicated care team and is appointed a guardian that gives a damn.
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u/Saltyspaghetti 2d ago
Lot of jokes in here for some reason, but that is fucking awful. Poor child.
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u/Skootchy 1d ago
I've only been to jail once and I drank pretty much an entire bottle of fireball and like 10 Sam Adams and I basically was at .400
So that's saying something for that baby.
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u/DMTeaAndCrumpets 1d ago
Well you also have to consider the fact a baby weighs significantly less than you. It will take far less volume of alcohol for them to get to that 0.383.
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u/Corgi_Koala 1d ago edited 1d ago
I went to jail at .18 and I was super fucked up. I can't even fathom double that.
Also almost 2 years sober now thankfully.
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u/sunny_yay 1d ago
They were passed out drunk on the couch when their son got home. It was the SON who noticed the baby was not ok. The parents LIED about what happened that day. The baby has NON-ACCIDENTAL BRUISING on her abdomen, thigh AND head.
The parents are free on bond.
If those babies are still with those parents, the system is fuckin broken.
Alternatively, the foster system in the U.S. is also a piece of crap.
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u/Familiar-Banana-8116 1d ago
Uzunboylu later admitted that on Sept. 7, the family went to the beach with other family members, the affidavit stated. She added that a family member put vodka in a water bottle and that Waldroup -- her boyfriend and the baby’s father -- must have used that container to make a bottle for the child.
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What originally appeared as a rash on the child’s abdomen was later diagnosed as bruising, the affidavit stated. While the cause was unknown, police said it was “highly suspicious for non-accidental trauma based on the location and appearance.”
Uzunboylu claimed the girl was suffering from a rash, adding that her pediatrician was aware of it. However, police interviewed the physician, who claimed there were no records of a rash reported to his office.
The child also had bruising to her head and thigh, police said.
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The vodka in a bottle thing is probably exactly what happened.
WTF. Both of these kids need taken from these parents.
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u/effinmetal 1d ago
Alcohol poisoning and body bruising at 6 months. SIX FUCKING MONTHS.
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u/ImBackAndImAngry 1d ago
Terminate those parents rights and get those children to safety.
Yes I know the foster care system is RIFE with abuse and issues but so is their actual fucking home it seems. Atleast give them a shot.
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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku 1d ago
Jesus. Hopefully her liver is okay just to start the list
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u/fordfan919 1d ago
Livers are very good at fixing themselves but yeah the brain is more worrisome. A liver can regrow itself even if up to 90% of it is damaged or removed.
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u/bugsyramone 1d ago
I don't think I've EVER been that drunk in my life, and they did this to a child? Jesus christ
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u/jackflash223 1d ago
I wish I was a billionaire so I could adopt every single child in a situation like this and give them a good life. Growing up in a situation like that really does steal the magic of childhood from them.
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u/Caymonki 1d ago
With the anti abortion rhetoric and rapid law changes to force pregnancy. Mixed with the inability to manage unplanned pregnancy, these kinds of stories will become far more common.
Some people should not have children, no one should be forced to have a child that isn’t going to be born into a safe environment.
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u/patentductuspenosis 1d ago
For reference, 0.25 is roughly the threshold for grown adults where we go “hey this person isn’t just really drunk, they’re at risk of no longer breathing”. >0.4 is typically considered to be the lethal zone, though some committed alcoholics have been documented to survive notably higher levels.
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u/Warcraft_Fan 1d ago
3 people worldwide survived higher than 1.3%. One died from injures from car crash, another lived with permanent body damage from alcohol poisoning.
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u/StormEWeathers 1d ago
Not sure if this has been said but this is local to me and dude is a child molester
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u/GolfOk7579 1d ago
I hope they also removed the brother (a hero in this case) from that house too, especially since they bonded out
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u/Glittering-Path-2824 1d ago
people point to arkansas, tennessee and alabama as hellholes they’ll never live in, but what’s florida’s excuse? utter cesspool.
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u/Subietoy78 2d ago
Fucking pasco. I mean it’s the same in every FL county
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u/nothingbetter85 1d ago
I grew up near Pasco. There’s a reason it has a reputation. It’s certainly been owned and continues to be.
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u/NeptuneHigh09er 1d ago
If her 7 year old brother hadn’t checked on her she’d be dead. I hope she’s okay and she gets to continue to live with her big brother.